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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: RBI

Why didn’t RBI raise key interest rate much earlier despite rising inflation? Here’s a theory

RBI’s mistake may have been in interpreting its mandate to keep retail inflation at 4%, with 2% leeway, as permitting it to do nothing even when inflation was at or near 6%.

India’s surprise rate hike spurs aggressive tightening bets

The Reserve Bank of India stunned markets Wednesday with a 40 basis point rate increase and a move to suck out billions from the banking system.

RBI raises repo rate to 4.4% on elevated inflation outlook, governor cites ‘global price shocks’

Shaktikanta Das says strengthening of inflation impulses & persistence of adverse global price shocks poses upward risks to inflation trajectory presented in April MPC resolution.

RBI rate-setter signals increase in borrowing cost in June after prepping market

The Reserve Bank of India earlier this month said it would begin focusing on withdrawing accommodation while still holding rates steady at a record low of 4%.

RBI likely to extend rate pause, revise its inflation outlook

The central bank will likely raise its inflation outlook to reflect costlier oil while leaving borrowing costs steady at this week’s meeting.

Traders pin hopes on RBI to manage bond-market as it confronts record debt supply

The Reserve Bank of India faces the challenge of keeping bond yields in check as the government kicks off an unprecedented 14.31 trillion rupees of annual borrowing in April.

SBI, Kotak asset managers split on whether RBI is falling behind in normalising inflation policy

The Reserve Bank of India has confounded market expectations with its accommodative policy even as inflation breached its 6% limit for two months.

Indian banks ‘unprepared’ for climate-related risks, RBI must take action, new report says

None of the 34 banks Climate Risk Horizons analysed have assessed the resilience of their portfolios in the face of climate change. Only 2 have committed to stop funding new coal power plants.

How should RBI tackle inflation? Give clear signal, revisit projections, adjust policy stance

Geopolitical tensions, supply side bottlenecks and post-Covid rise in demand are likely to disrupt inflation calculations. Lack of a clear RBI signal could even affect the rupee.

On Camera

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.